Cooling system



' oct. 25, 1927. l- 1,646,659

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' 6001.111@ SYSTEM Filed 06t- 12- :1925 Z'Sheets-Sheet 1,

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CHARLES B. PAGE ann wannnn'nnan Enrroii, 'or Evansrom rriiiivoisnssreivons yTo GEORGE w. nuLAnY,an.,/or onroaeogrrnno.

cooiirne SYSTEM.

application med october 12, F1925. seriai No. 62,061.'

vThis, invention relates to cooling orfcondensing systems adapted to cool lwater or condensesteam. The linvention has especial reference to, apparat-us for 'condensing the steam exhausted from an engine or turbine operated to drive a locomotive or a car. The

objecty :of the invention, 'generally stated, is

Y- scription proceeds. I

to :provide efficient meansl forsupplying airv to the radiators in which water is cooled or steam condensed. Subordinate 'featuresof the invention will be pointed out as the de- Inl the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is'atransverse vertical sectionalvview of a railway car body embodying the features or" our invention.

f Fig. 2 isafragmental sect-ion on the line 2*'-2 of Fig.v 1 Y Fig.V 3 is a tragmental sectional view ot an alternative construction. l

Fig, 4- is a-view similar lto Fig. 1 trating anzalternative construction.

Fig.y 5 is a longitudinal sectional view on dotted line 5-5 of 4.

Figure 1, which is more or less diagrambut Aillus'- matic, indicates -at 1 a railway car body onV the root ofwhich are located a plurality of i radiators or'condensers 2'. Between the radiators2 is located a chamberor header 3 which1extends'longitudinally of and in the central vertical plane of the Car.l As will be noted upon reference to our copending application Serial No.v 62,062, iiled October 12, 1925, there may be a plurality of radiators2 at each side of the header 3; Steam maybe admitted to the header 3 in any .pre-` ferred manner, as by means of a pipe, the end of which is indicated at 4. To assist in condensing the steam, water may be sprayed thereon by means of a spray pipe 5 (Fig. 5)

y lextending longitudinally ot andwithin the upper part ofthe header 3. Steam and water flow from the header 3 to the radiators 2,

the latter being inclined downwardly so as to u each radiatoror bankloi' radiators .may be Y provided with a separate header 3aq as shown rated pipe 5a for spraying water upon the inshown as duplicated at the opposite sides of in Fig. 3, each header containing a periio`V the 'car body'. Forjeach radiator'2, there l provided a fan 7 located-below the car body and driven by any preferred means, a's,``for enana-ple,

Vtemperature conditions." 'vEacli conduit ""8- y comprises a `vertical portion 9 and aniupwardly inelinedportion 10,'the latter underlying the radiator."I InY the'illustrativeemf` duit' portions 10 extend to thev longitudinal Vb'odiment,shown in thefdrawings, thecon# center lineoftheV car Vbody andcoinmunicate with each other. Att-he junction ofv theconduit portions9 andllOiwevprovide means to prevent lthe major portion of the: airro'in passing more or less-directly up through :the

lower end: of ithe radiator, isaidmeans" Coin- Vprising a baffle plate" "located withinethe coirdiiity 'in position i. to divide Ithe column of' air risingiir the' conduitportion 9I into two substantially equal, portions, said b'ae eX- 'lal tending suiciently'far into the conduit porf" tion 9 so as to directthe inner orlowerporplied by thefans 7 is therebygdistributed with substantial yuniformity to al1 parts or` the radiators.

l, vltdesired7 the fans or blowers maybe lo-i `cated withinl the -.car body and close -Ito` the condensers, as shown" in Fig. 4. kTheffans Vtion of jsaid "cohi1nn fof airfto the upper `o1 .I I inner portion of the radiator. The air Sup- 12'drawair through louvers 13 in the sides of p air striking'said baiHe shall-be deflected up- `vvardly over the radiators, thus reducing atmospheric pressure over the radiatorsand l thereby accelerating the flow of air trom the conduits through theradiators. 15 are side.

' walls extending from `tlie ends of the baille 12 to the rear end ot the radiators.

It will be seen that wev have provided simpleand eective means vfor supplying air to the radiators of a steam condensing system or the like. vWe claim as ouri-nvention:

-'1. The lcombination of a'vehiolel b0dya radiator located in an inclinedl positiony on said body, a fan below said body, a conduit at one side ot the body, extendingV from the fan to the radiator, and a baille within said conduit near the lower end of the radiator vfor dividing the air current in said conduit and directing a portion thereof to the upper portion of the radiator.

y 2. The combination ot a vehicle body, two radiators located on top of said body at opposite sides ot the central vertical plane of the body, and inclined downwardly toward the sides ot' the body, each radiator having a separate steam inlet header atits upper end, va water spray pipe in each inlet header, two fans below and at opposite sides of the body and two conduits at opposite sides ot'- the body,` each extending troni one of said fans to the corresponding radiator.

I 3. The combination or" a passenger vehicle body, two radiators located on the root ot' said body at opposite sides of the central vertical plane of the body, two :tans below and at opposite sides of the body, two conduitsat opposite sides of thek body, for delivering airtroni said fans to the radiators, anda baiiie located ou the root ot' said body in advance ot said radiators 'for detlecting air upwardly above said radiators and thus accelerating the flow ot air through the latter. l

i. 4. The combination of a passenger vehicle body, twoiradiators located lon top of said ybody atopposite sides ot Athe central vertical plane of the. body, two fans below and at opposite sides of the body, and two conduits at opposite sides oi the body, each eX- Atending trom one of said fans to the corre-` a fan tor torcing'air through said radiator,

and a battle located on said body in advance Vot the radiator for detlecting air upwardly above said radiator and thus accelerating the flow of air through thev latter. I

7. The combination of a car body, a radiator located on top ot 'said body, means for admitting steam to the radiator, means for spraying water on the incoming steam, and a tan tor causing a flow of air through the radiator.

S. llie combination of a car body, a radi-4 ator located on top otl said body,'nieans for admitting steam to the radiator, means for spraying water on the incoming steam, a fan located at one side of the cai-body, and a conduit for conveying air from said -fan to said radiator'.

ln testimony whereotI we have hereunto aiiizied our signatures.

or-rAELEs E. PAGE. WAEEEN DEAN EUE'roN. 

